* Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party, The Globe and Mail reported Sunday.
* Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said Sunday that he would meet the Freedom Party' leader Herbert Kickl on Monday to discuss the formation of a new government while the conservative People's Party softened its stance, saying it is now open to talks with the far-right party.
* The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.
* A Slovak parliamentary delegation will visit Moscow in January to resume communication with the Russian side, Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council Andrej Danko said on Sunday.
* A training center building of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) was attacked by a Ukrainian drone on Sunday, according to the plant's press service. No injuries were reported and no damage was done as a result of the attack.
* The 20th Chinese medical team for Malta from the Mediterranean Regional Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine (MRCTCM) Sunday provided free clinical services to residents in Santa Lucija, southern Malta, and donated medical supplies.
* Thailand's headline inflation rate quickened in December 2024 and returned to the central bank's target range, driven by higher fuel and food prices, official data showed on Monday.
* Indonesia began 2025 with an increase in the value-added tax (VAT) on luxury goods and services in a bid to boost state revenues to support development projects in the Southeast Asian country.
* Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan has approved the kingdom's borrowing plan for the fiscal year 2025, which outlines financing requirements of approximately 139 billion Saudi riyals (37.01 billion USD).
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday that Hamas has not provided a name list of Israeli hostages to be released.
* Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani on Sunday underscored his country's commitment to forging positive foreign relations across the region.
* Iranian Justice Minister Amin-Hossein Rahimi held a meeting in Tehran on Sunday with Saudi Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi, during which both sides vowed to expand bilateral ties in various areas, especially in judicial and legal fields.
* Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Sunday strongly condemned airstrikes by the U.S.-led navy coalition on northern Yemen as well as a lethal attack in southwestern Pakistan.
* Jordan said Sunday that it has sent a humanitarian aid convoy to Syria as part of its efforts to support the Syrian people.
* Tanzanian authorities announced Sunday that preparations for the African Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled for Jan. 27-28, are well underway. The summit, also known as the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, is a landmark event aimed at accelerating energy access across the continent.
* The Libyan Stability Support Agency has launched intensive desert patrols to secure areas along the Libyan-Tunisian border.
* At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured on Sunday in an airstrike that targeted an area south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a volunteer group and local media reported.
* Iran's anti-narcotics police have seized close to 295 tonnes of different kinds of illegal drugs since March 20, 2024, the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year, the official news agency IRNA reported Sunday.
* A helicopter belonging to the Indian Coast Guard crashed Sunday in the western state of Gujarat, killing all three crew members, including two pilots, on board, police said.
* Record-breaking temperatures in 2024 drove extremes in the global water cycle, contributing to major flooding and droughts, Australian-led international research has found.
* A 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook El Salvador on Sunday with no casualties reported though the temblor was also felt in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, Salvadoran authorities confirmed.
